{"product_id":"martin-puryear-lookout-hardcover","title":"Martin Puryear: Lookout - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Puryear\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist), \u003cb\u003eJohn P. Stern\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eAdela Goldsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by global masonry techniques and Hudson Valley history, Martin Puryear's installation for Storm King Art Center opens its oculi onto the museum grounds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis catalog documents the construction and unveiling of American artist Martin Puryear's (born 1941) monumental site-specific installation, \u003ci\u003eLookout\u003c\/i\u003e, at Storm King Art Center in New Windsor, New York. The 20-foot-tall sculpture is built of layers of red clay bricks laid using thin-shell masonry techniques. Rather than straight lines and vertical walls, however, the work curves inward and upward, opening to allow entry from one side while producing a swelling form on the opposite end. In \u003ci\u003eLookout\u003c\/i\u003e, Puryear evokes brickmaking as a once-primary industry in the Hudson Valley and references the vernacular structures that dot the local landscape.\u003cbr\u003eInside the structure, Puryear uses the work's form and setting to encourage a heightened sense of presence. The brick surface is punctuated by a constellation of 90 circular openings created by tubes of fiberglass-reinforced concrete in varying sizes. These oculi act as apertures, creating pinhole vignettes of the surrounding trees and sky. The book is complemented by a broader retrospective of Puryear's work, including a selection of process models and drawings from over 40 years of his public sculptures and installations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 11 x 9.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763613434144,"sku":"9781941366646","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6e54360d332bd225ba215d3869889534.webp?v=1780236909","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/martin-puryear-lookout-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}